2006-07: Daaron Brown has recovered well from his back surgery last February and is expected to be a key factor on the Cowboy frontline this year. Brown exhibited a strong work ethic as he rehabbed from surgery, and the Wyoming coaching staff has been impressed with his dedication to improving his conditioning entering this season. The senior proved a year ago that he could be an offensive force in the middle. Head coach Steve McClain and his staff expect Brown to improve his rebounding to compliment his strong offensive game. 2005-06: Brown's junior year at Wyoming was cut short when on Friday, Feb. 3, 2006, it was determined that he would be lost for the remainder of the 2005-06 season due to re-injuring his back against Utah on Feb. 1. Brown's injury was to multiple discs in his lower back. He underwent surgery later in February. Brown played 15 minutes against Utah on Feb. 1 prior to injuring his back. Brown helped lead Wyoming to a 68-64 road win over TCU on Jan. 7, 2006, recording the first double-double of his career -- scoring 19 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. At Colorado State on Jan. 25, he came off the bench to score 14 points and grab nine rebounds, while shooting 77.8 percent from the field (7 of 9) on way to a 72-67 Wyoming road win. He had another outstanding game against Northern Colorado, scoring 16 points and grabbing three rebounds in 29 minutes. He shot 80.0 percent versus UNC, hitting 8 of 10 field goals. Brown had outstanding rebounding games against Denver,pulling down eight rebounds, and versus Southern Illinois, grabbing seven boards. He averaged 3.7 rebounds per game to rank fourth on the Cowboy squad. Brown played in 19 of Wyoming's first 21 games prior to suffereing his season-ending back injury. He missed the entire second half of the conference season plus the MWC Tournament. He provided the Wyoming Cowboys with a physical presence inside with his 6' 9", 260-pound frame. He entered the 2005-06 season hoping to overcome a back injury that forced him to miss virtually all of his sophomore season at Compton Community College in Compton, Calif. In fact, Brown played in so few games during the 2004-05 season it was hoped he might receive a medical hardship from the NCAA, giving him three years of remaining eligibility. Shortly before the start of the 2005-06 season, it was determined that he would not receive an extra year of eligibility from the NCAA. Wyoming head coach Steve McClain described Brown as a very competitive and tough-minded player when he signed Brown in the spring of 2005. "Daaron (Brown) is a young man who brings a toughness to our program," said McClain. "He will provide us both rebounding and scoring inside. His competitiveness and toughness reminds me of Uche (Nsonwu-Amadi, who played for Wyoming from 2000-01 to 2002-03). I also expect Daaron to be an effective defender inside for us, much like Uche was." Junior College: Brown missed almost the entire 2004-05 campaign due to a back injury. During his true freshman season of 2003-04 at Compton Community College, he averaged 9.0 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, while shooting 57 percent from the field and 72 percent from the free-throw line. Brown was a teammate of former Cowboy Kevin Lewis at Compton Community College. The two teammates helped Compton CC to the 2004 California State Junior College Championship. Compton finished the 2003-04 season with a 17-8 record. It became only the third team in California Community College history to win three regional playoff games on the road to earn a spot in the state tournament, and was the first of those three teams to go on to win the state title. The Compton Tartars trailed by five points (33-38) at halftime of the state championship game, but turned up the defensive pressure in the second half, out-scoring American River Community College 49 to 39 in the final period on way to an 82-77 victory. Brown was coached in junior college by Damaine Powell. Personal: Born Jan. 11, 1984, he is the son of Angie Brown. Brown was also recruited by Oklahoma, USC, Arizona State and Creighton. He is studying social science at Wyoming. |
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